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Xestocoris nitens Van Duzee - Xestocoris nitens
Copyright © 2015 Mike Quinn

Xestocoris nitens Van Duzee - Xestocoris nitens
Pinnacle Ridge Estates, 2 km W Pinnacle Mountain State Park, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
March 13, 1989
Det. V. Belov, 2015

coll'ed by R. S. Anderson, ex hardwood litter

spmn in the TAMUIC
Contributed by Mike Quinn on 18 August, 2015 - 1:50pm
Last updated 19 September, 2019 - 1:02pm

the specimen keys out just fine
the funny thing is, i found another congeneric specimen from Pecos Co., TX, pretty distinctive one, too -- keys out just as snugly to a species hitherto not known to occur any closer than Guatemala )))))))

Moved from Xestocoris.
… v belov, 17 September, 2019 - 6:16pm

Moved
Moved from Lygaeoidea.
… v belov, 18 August, 2015 - 6:46pm

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